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Prayer: why bother?

Prayer: Why Bother?

Reading Time: 3 minutesIf God already knows my thoughts and my needs before I ever pray them, why pray…

Implementing Family Ministry

Implementing Family Ministry in the Local Church

Reading Time: 6 minutesDiscipleship is an important aspect of one’s call to God. It is commanded by Jesus to…

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Failure to Strength

Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of the most memorable failures in the Bible is recorded in Mark 14:27-31 and 66-72. Just after the Last…

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A Faith Like Rhoda’s

Reading Time: 4 minutesNow faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1, NASB). Faith can…

The Power of Prayer

The Power of Prayer

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s a powerful ministry available to the church! It’s one that can easily be practiced by…

More Than a Neighbor

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe news wasn’t good. “Neighbor Bob just got home from three weeks in the hospital. If you want to…

Praying Your Temperament

Reading Time: 6 minutesI began my life with God privately, a thirteen-year-old in my room at night, pouring out my concerns and…

Living Water

Reading Time: 4 minutesWinter weather chapped my hands. Even though I wore gloves and applied lotion, my hands remained rough. Then one…

Ground Zero Perspectives NEW

Ground Zero Perspectives NEW: Remembering September 11 and the Lessons We Learned

Reading Time: 7 minutesGround Zero For those old enough to recall them, the images remain vivid: the twin towers of the World Trade…

Don't Turn Away

Do You Turn Away from God When You are Hurting?

Reading Time: 2 minutesHave you noticed that it seems so many Christians are turning away from God and the church lately? What…